Space Force Splits $2.5 Billion in Contracts Between ULA and SpaceX
The Space Systems Command on Oct. 31 announced 21 launch missions have been assigned to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX as part of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase…
IBM NorthPole Brain Inspired Super Efficient AI Chip
Over the last eight years, IBM researcher Modha has been working on a new type of digital AI chip for neural inference, which he calls NorthPole. It’s an extension of…
Leap seconds could become leap minutes, despite pushback from Russians, Vatican
Enlarge / Dr. Charles H. Townes, inventor of the maser, a key component of atomic clocks, illustrates the differences between it and a standard clock. (credit: Getty Images) One of…
Dealmaster: Pre-Black Friday deals on home entertainment, Herman Miller chairs, and laptops
Enlarge / A promotional image for LG’s larger OLED televisions. (credit: LG) Whether you need a monitor for work or you want a larger living room screen for entertainment, our…
What do we know about the Switch 2’s hardware power?
Enlarge / A look at the Nvidia T234 that could be the basis for a scaled-down custom chip in the next Nintendo console. (credit: Nvidia / Imgur) In recent months,…
Soda additive linked to thyroid toxicity may finally get banned by FDA
Enlarge / Sundrop is among the citrus soft drinks that still contains BVO. (credit: Sun Drop) The Food and Drug Administration may finally ban a food additive used in citrusy…
Diablo IV will get its first expansion and WoW Classic will revisit Cataclysm
The teaser video for Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred. Blizzard just held the opening keynote of its first in-person BlizzCon since 2019, announcing numerous updates to its various games and…
It’s almost showtime for SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket
Enlarge / Starship is stacked and ready to fly, SpaceX says. (credit: SpaceX) SpaceX announced on Friday that the company is targeting “mid-November” for the second flight test of the…
A historic Falcon 9 made a little more history Friday night
Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday night. (credit: SpaceX) CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—In three-and-a-half years of service, one of SpaceX’s reusable…
No, Okta, senior management, not an errant employee, caused you to get hacked
Enlarge (credit: Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Identity and authentication management provider Okta on Friday published an autopsy report on a recent breach that gave hackers administrative access to…